<p>What is the average size of the dorm rooms?</p>
<p>as je suis said, blue and gold DOES NOT pay for room and board at ANY of the UCs! that’s not its intent.</p>
<p>also, keep in mind that room and board costs are the most expensive part of paying for college.</p>
<p>I’m and incoming freshman that has been admitted as a political science major and I’m wondering if I should try to switch it to International Relations. I love history and politics and hate math and science. I plan on joining the Air Force and becoming a pilot after UC Davis, and then maybe going to law school after that. GPA is very important to me. What are some of the differences between political science and IR?</p>
<p>Really? That’s what my friend is getting and she was telling me about it. If I’m not supported with the housing, then I probably can’t afford to go to UCD 
Our family income is a lot lower than the 70,000 qualification. I qualify for the plan according to the requirements but do not have letter sent to me about it, yet. Does that mean I’m not eligible?</p>
<p>if your friend is from a low-income/high financial need family, they probably had a lot of their room/board costs covered by other things (like grants and scholarships, which do not have to be repaid). your friend mistakenly thought that since s/he received enough money from the school to cover the room/board expense that it was from the blue/gold fund, but that’s inaccurate. blue/gold covers systemwide ‘fees’–which doesn’t include housing or meal plan, nor does it include transportation if you live far from davis (or whatever campus you attend) and will be going home for holidays and breaks. i know it’s confusing.</p>
<p>your household–earning less than $70K/year–will definitely make u eligible for the blue and gold plan. but just know that it will only cover fees. grants, scholarships and loans cover the rest. some people get awarded more grant/scholarship money than others.</p>
<p>what food options are the best on campus? 
also, how much reading have you had in your upper div classes? i’m transferring this fall so i’m curious about this.</p>
<p>also, what do you do for fun outside of davis?
thanks :)</p>
<p>sopranokitty: Not certain off the top of my head. It varies a lot depending on whether you have a single/double/triple, and even so it can vary between rooms of the same occupancy depending on whether it’s a wheelchair accessible room or not. I believe if you click Segundo, Tercero, or Cuarto on the following links, there will be some sort of floor plan you can see: [UC</a> Davis Student Housing: Housing Areas](<a href=“http://www.housing.ucdavis.edu/housing/]UC”>Housing at UC Davis | UC Davis Student Housing and Dining Services)</p>
<p>TheEggman1: What I found in my personal experience is that Political Science seemed more focused on theory, while International Relations seemed to be a lot more applicable to the world today. Many people will disagree with me, but I think that choosing between Pol Sci and IR is really dependent on one’s own preferences. I myself am not a huge fan of math and sciences, but I must warn you that with both Pol Sci and IR you’re required to take STA 13 (Elementary Statistics) and/or POL 51 (the Scientific Study of Politics) which will require you to brush the dust off of your graphing calculator and plug in some numbers and regression analyses, as a lot of pol sci/IR classes use statistical studies where analyzing a table with regression values is a crucial skill. They’re both very interesting tracks though and you have a lot of time to decide between the two.</p>
<p>how is pre-med in davis compared to other UC’s like UCLA, Berkeley or UCSD? Is it cutthroat?</p>
<p>Pinoiako916: To be honest, I’m not very good at this whole comparing-programs-across-UCs thing, as I never went to UCLA, Berkeley, or SD (go Ags!!) :). However, I can say that UCD has fantastic resources for any pre-med students. A good number of my friends are pre-med students and they are involved in pre-med student groups such as UCD American Medical Student Association (AMSA), Kappa Gamma Delta (the pre-medical sorority), Delta Epsilon Mu (the pre-health fraternity), and Global Medical Brigades (they go to the Honduras and provide medical treatment/services) as well as prestigious health internships. Many students get internships via the UCD Medical Center–they have internships in several departments (Pediatrics, Surgery, Oncology, etc) so you can really get a feel for what field of medicine you want to study. One of my friends has a surgical internship at the UCDMC and she’s always talking about the complicated procedures she’s lucky enough to witness (I can try to get you two in contact if you’d like). South Hall also has pre-professional advising which includes advisors who can give you advice on your pre-medical program at UCD. </p>
<p>As far as how “cutthroat” it is, I’m not entirely certain. I’ve never heard of it being cutthroat, but I’m positive it’s not an easy A. UC Davis has a great health sciences program that is supplemented very well with all of the internship and student org opportunities that are offered. Good luck! :)</p>
<p>How hard is it to switch majors? I’m planning to transfer into UCD as a sophomore, but sadly the university limits what majors I can transfer in as, so I’ll have to change majors once I’m there. I’m also planning to switch between colleges, so I imagine that the change will be complicated by this…</p>
<p>Also by coincidence I want to switch into comp sci, which I see is your major.</p>
<p>I’m not a comp sci major but from what I’ve experienced it’s not difficult to switch majors. There are probably some prerequisite courses that you are required to take before you can declare a computer science major, so please keep that in mind.</p>
<p>You don’t need 90 units to take upper division courses, you just need to fulfill the prerequisites. After 2 years you should have 70 units, and I took my first upper div course in the first quarter of my 2nd year.</p>
<p>Sorry about being nitpicky, but would you say it would be a problem to transfer to comp sci even though it’s a pretty popular major?</p>
<p>matark: I don’t see any reason why it would be (someone feel free to correct me if I am wrong).</p>
<p>Are you allowed to take classes outside of your major? Or will SISWEB block you from registering from non-major subjects?</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure you are allowed to take classes outside of your major.</p>
<p>you can take classes outside of your major, but once you start getting into upper division classes, they’ll be open for the specific major during pass 1 and you’ll have to wait for pass 2.</p>
<p>^What Hella said. It really depends on the major as to whether it allows you to register for the classes Pass 1 majors-only or not.</p>
<p>Hi Anisha. I was wondering if you could tell me a little about summer sessions. Is it very intense compared to a typical quarter? I’m planning to take 14 units during session 2 this summer, and even though I’m used to almost maxing out each semester at my CC, I’m concerned that it might be too big of an adjustment. How many units do you think is advisable/typical during a summer session.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the helpful info!</p>
<p>sarah1987: UC Davis has two summer sessions each year, and each is generally six weeks long. Because the term is six weeks long as opposed to the usual ten weeks during the normal school year, taking more than 8 units is strongly discouraged. Even taking 8 units is considered kind of a heavy-ish courseload. Last summer I tried taking 8 units and following a rigorous LSAT study schedule, and let’s just say it didn’t go well. I don’t recommend bogging yourself down with too heavy of a courseload during summer session just because the deadlines to add/drop and make a class Pass/No Pass or to get a Permission to Drop can sneak up on you a lot faster–unlike the normal school year, where you can. If you really think you can handle it, go ahead, but please be cognizant of the deadlines to add/drop and be prepared to re-adjust your course plan should you need to drop a course. Good luck!</p>